Join artist duo Helen Kwok & Chad Toprak as they host a walking tour around Narrm (Melbourne, Australia) to visit various sites around the city, interrogate their function as “public” spaces, and how we can resist these spaces by playing, performing, or protesting in them. They will reflect on some of their own past playful projects, and also highlight radical ways the local community have used the city as sites of political resistance.

Bio:
Helen Kwok & Chad Toprak are an artist duo based in Narrm (Melbourne) who love to create experimental games, playful installations, alternative controllers, and public art activations. Their projects often promote play amongst adults and children in provocative and unexpected ways. The duo have showcased their work in laneways, street corners, outdoor plazas, riverside terraces, empty warehouses, libraries, galleries, museums, and festivals across Australia and around the world. 

Websites:
https://helenkwok.net  & https://mr-chad.com

This Program is part of the Playful Friday curated by Zuraida Buter.